FPCN39 CWLW 061430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST WEDNESDAY 6 FEBRUARY 2002 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. SUBTRACT 20 FROM THE VENTILATION INDEX IN VALLEYS IF THE MIXING HEIGHT IS BELOW THE HEIGHT OF LOCAL MOUNTAINS OR HILLS. 06-February-2002 SOUTHERN INTERIOR TODAY TOMORROW 7:00 AM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT KM/H M KM/H M KM/H M FRASER CANYON 24/POOR 14 437 42/FAIR 13 761 49/FAIR 17 744 KAMLOOPS 11/POOR 16 372 67/GOOD 20 1072 79/GOOD 22 1234 OKANAGAN 36/FAIR 20 735 38/FAIR 24 708 77/GOOD 21 1354 CASTLEGAR 26/POOR 12 774 28/POOR 18 698 37/FAIR 10 1079 CRANBROOK 32/POOR 21 1160 48/FAIR 18 1408 60/GOOD 14 1796 REVELSTOKE 40/FAIR 16 853 48/FAIR 12 1149 48/FAIR 16 981 GOLDEN 23/POOR 18 928 54/FAIR 12 1634 51/FAIR 14 1447 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 SW 24 W 48 CRANBROOK SW 41 W 56 CENTRAL INTERIOR TODAY TOMORROW 7:00 AM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT KM/H M KM/H M KM/H M QUESNEL 12/POOR 10 607 55/GOOD 18 1131 58/GOOD 11 1581 100 MILE 12/POOR 13 979 78/GOOD 24 1735 79/GOOD 16 2157 WILLIAMS LAKE 14/POOR 13 1014 67/GOOD 21 1636 76/GOOD 18 1967 PUNTZI MTN 14/POOR 14 969 32/POOR 12 1284 94/GOOD 21 2249 PRINCE GEORGE 11/POOR 14 719 14/POOR 11 781 30/POOR 9 1147 BURNS LAKE 11/POOR 12 738 42/FAIR 15 1183 39/FAIR 14 1159 SMITHERS 10/POOR 9 545 37/FAIR 13 966 36/FAIR 12 976 MCBRIDE 43/FAIR 16 1185 47/FAIR 12 1426 41/FAIR 13 1239 CLEARWATER 15/POOR 14 480 66/GOOD 17 1230 61/GOOD 13 1366 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 43 W 52 SMITHERS W 30 W 33 NORTHERN BC/YUKON TODAY TOMORROW 7:00 AM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT KM/H M KM/H M KM/H M FORT NELSON 14/POOR 31 410 20/POOR 10 582 18/POOR 8 582 FT ST JOHN 24/POOR 19 849 31/POOR 9 1169 18/POOR 10 865 WHITEHORSE 13/POOR 21 742 13/POOR 12 764 20/POOR 18 814 DAWSON 11/POOR 8 406 11/POOR 7 415 11/POOR 17 394 WATSON LAKE 10/POOR 7 710 11/POOR 7 742 11/POOR 6 746 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE NW 22 NW 22 WATSON LAKE NW 46 W 31 WHITEHORSE W 30 W 31 MAYO W 44 W 37 COAST TODAY TOMORROW 7:00 AM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT KM/H M KM/H M KM/H M VANCOUVER 13/POOR 28 27 35/FAIR 28 186 23/POOR 28 96 FRASER VALLEY 11/POOR 20 75 12/POOR 26 78 23/POOR 23 177 SQUAMISH 16/POOR 15 140 17/POOR 15 146 19/POOR 17 164 SRN VAN ISLD 12/POOR 23 44 28/POOR 20 199 25/POOR 23 149 CNTRL VAN ISLD 12/POOR 23 45 32/POOR 18 283 27/POOR 25 162 NRN VAN ISLD 15/POOR 36 54 20/POOR 20 124 17/POOR 23 87 TERRACE 15/POOR 8 362 31/POOR 14 526 34/FAIR 12 631 STEWART 13/POOR 9 93 20/POOR 20 107 16/POOR 22 62 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SE 35 S 39 SW 50 SANDSPIT SE 65 S 48 S 52 PORT HARDY SE 39 SE 33 SE 28 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/